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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Jos Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Willie Leak enters the cage!
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213 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Jos Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Leak!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jos Ricci, pushing him back against the cage.
Leak scores a nice knee to the body.
Jos Ricci decides to pull guard.
Leak throwing strikes but missing.
Leak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leak prevents Jos Ricci from getting back to his feet.
Jos Ricci is controlling Leak's posture.
Jos Ricci looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leak is one step ahead there.
Jos Ricci wants to stand but Leak is controlling the position.
Jos Ricci pulls Leak in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Carlos Jos Ricci.
Leak moves into the clinch.
Jos Ricci tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jos Ricci is trying to pull guard but Leak has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leak lands a good knee to the midsection. Jos Ricci won't want to take too many of those.
Jos Ricci is breathing heavily.
Jos Ricci tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leak smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Jos Ricci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leak rushes Jos Ricci and presses him up against the cage.
Leak scores with a hook to the body.
Leak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jos Ricci lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leak lands a nice knee to the body.
Leak has hold of one of Jos Ricci's legs. Jos Ricci is fighting the takedown attempt but Leak gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jos Ricci keeping moving, preventing Leak from controlling successfully.
Leak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jos Ricci works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jos Ricci preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leak postures up in Jos Ricci's guard and throws a big left but Jos Ricci blocks it.
Leak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak is looking to work some ground and pound but Jos Ricci has wrist control.
Leak drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jos Ricci looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jos Ricci looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jos Ricci!
Leak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leak is trying to buck Jos Ricci off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leak manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Leak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leak gets full guard.
Leak wants to stand up but Jos Ricci is controlling him.
Leak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jos Ricci is one step ahead there.
Jos Ricci stands and throws Leak's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jos Ricci happy to just control the position for now.
Leak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jos Ricci working the head with strikes.
Jos Ricci wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leak, who protects the arm well.
Jos Ricci looks up at the clock and then as Leak takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jos Ricci smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jos Ricci scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Leak to see if he's OK.
Jos Ricci stands up and beckons Leak to his feet.
Jos Ricci fails with a takedown attempt.
Jos Ricci with a poor takedown
and Leak moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Leak.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leak looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Leak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leak is trying to control. Jos Ricci wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leak working Jos Ricci over with strikes.
Leak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jos Ricci trying to control but Leak postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Leak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leak rushes Jos Ricci and presses him up against the cage.
Leak manages to pull guard.
Leak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jos Ricci working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jos Ricci would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jos Ricci's guard.
Jos Ricci on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jos Ricci tries to get out of the position.
Jos Ricci is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leak scoring with some ground and pound.
Jos Ricci pushes Leak off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Leak moves into the clinch successfully.
Leak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jos Ricci, pushing him back against the cage.
Jos Ricci is trying to pull guard but Leak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jos Ricci tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leak smiles and moves away.
Jos Ricci shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leak sprawls well. Leak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jos Ricci gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Jos Ricci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leak moves into the clinch.
Jos Ricci tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jos Ricci in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jos Ricci lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leak digs a right hand underneath Jos Ricci's ribcage. Jos Ricci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leak drives through and clinches with Jos Ricci against the cage.
Leak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jos Ricci lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leak!
Leak lands a jab-cross combination.
Jos Ricci fails with a takedown attempt.
Leak moves into range and clinches up with Jos Ricci.
Leak breaks the clinch.
Jos Ricci tries to keep at a distance but Leak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jos Ricci letting Leak take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak is leaning against Jos Ricci and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Leak.
Leak is trying to maintain a safe position but Jos Ricci gets an underhook and turns Leak into the cage.
Leak is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Leak crunches a lovely knee into Jos Ricci's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leak lands a nice elbow.
Leak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jos Ricci lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leak scores a nice knee to the body.
Leak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leak moves into range and clinches up with Jos Ricci.
Leak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leak moves into the clinch.
Jos Ricci fails to pull guard.
Leak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jos Ricci has his takedown stuffed
and Leak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Leak trying to stall but Jos Ricci improves his position.
Leak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leak gets a clinch.
Leak jumps into guard, dragging Jos Ricci to the mat.
Jos Ricci throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jos Ricci stands and steps away. Leak gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jos Ricci gets the takedown into side control.
Leak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jos Ricci wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jos Ricci tries to stand but Leak is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Leak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Leak has managed to clinch.
Leak has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jos Ricci uses from the top position.
Leak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jos Ricci stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jos Ricci drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Leak dives on top into guard.
Jos Ricci looking to control.
Leak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jos Ricci utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jos Ricci preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leak sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jos Ricci's guard.
Jos Ricci keeping control of the position.
Jos Ricci keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak working the head and body with strikes.
Leak is thwarting Jos Ricci's attempts to control the position.
Leak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jos Ricci blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leak.
Leak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Leak lands strikes from half guard.
Leak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jos Ricci's head.
Jos Ricci keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leak passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jos Ricci is in a horrible position here. Leak smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Leak looking to ground and pound but Jos Ricci is blocking nicely.
Leak thowing shots but they're missing.
Jos Ricci is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jos Ricci holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Leak tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Leak trying to control but Jos Ricci is having none of it.
Jos Ricci is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak looking to ground and pound but Jos Ricci is blocking nicely.
Jos Ricci is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jos Ricci holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Leak tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Willie Leak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jos Ricci tries to buck Leak off but he can't manage it.
Jos Ricci sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Leak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leak looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Leak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jos Ricci defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jos Ricci makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jos Ricci gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leak counters with a nice body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jos Ricci tries to keep at a distance but Leak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Willie Leak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carlos Jos Ricci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Leak.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Leak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Leak!
An out of breath and clearly excited Willie Leak thanked SAVE A FIGHTER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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